Theology, Music and Time

Demonstrates the unique and important role that music plays in theology.

List of contents

Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Practising music; 2. Music's time; Part I. In God's Good Time: 3. In God's good time; 4. Resolution and salvation; 5. Music, time and eternity; 6. Repetition and Eucharist; Part II. Time to Improvise: 7. Boulez, Cage and freedom; 8. Liberating constraint; 9. Giving and giving back; 10. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index of names; Index of subjects.

Summary

Theology, Music and Time shows ways in which music can deepen our understanding of the Christian God and his involvement with the world. Without assuming any specialist knowledge of music, the author explores several musical concepts, and through them opens up some of the central themes of the Christian faith.

Product details

• Authors: Jeremy Begbie, Jeremy S. Begbie
• Assisted by: Daniel W. Hardy (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.07.2010
• EAN: 9780521444644
• ISBN: 978-0-521-44464-4
• No. of pages: 332
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 24 mm
• Weight: 691 g
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Christian
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity